Well I was hoping that I would have a new guitar for Xmas but “the best laid plans of mice and men” in this case my paint job didnot turnout the way I wanted. So sanded back and used acrylic lacquer instead of the enamel I had tried. The paint is now finished (tung oil on the neck)
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I have now fitted the pickup’s and next is to solder the wiring
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I have looked at the wiring diagram and it seems straightforward (apart from the actual soldering)
My question is, the earth wire from the PU’s is a wire ‘mesh’. Is there anything to be careful of when soldering this. Thanks